The Duck Princess

Fakir didn't even know why he was doing this. It was bad enough that Autor had uncharacteristically decided to take an interest in his personal life, but then his relation had to go and be even weirder and try to meddle. Fakir would never understand what possessed Autor to talk Fakir into confessing to Duckie, he would understand even less why he had listened.

So there Fakir was, standing in the trees near Duckie's pond trying to give himself a mental pep talk while wondering just why he was doing this at all. Autor's constant needling played in his head, "You need to tell her how you feel. You'll regret it if you don't. Nothing will happen if you don't do anything anyway. She deserves to know."

Fakir gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, "Damn Autor, how'd I let him talk me into this. If I don't tell her he won't ever shut up though." Resolved to just get it over with, Fakir took a deep breath and walked confidently out onto the dock. He didn't feel so resolved when Duckie swam up and happily greeted him, quacking at him excitedly and wagging her tail. The little yellow duck tilted her head to the side as if to ask him if something had happened. Fakir started to blush as he kneeled on the dock to get closer to Duckie. "I have something to tell you. We've been through a lot together and... well, I think it's important I tell you this." Fakir halted, unsure how to continue.

Duckie tilted her head even further to the side, curious about what Fakir was talking about. She spread her wings and fluttered onto the dock, then waddled into his lap. She quacked gently, encouraging him to continue.

Fakir swallowed and started again, "We went through a lot together, like I already said, and you were a big support. We couldn't have ended the story without you, Duckie, you were always so strong and did everything you could to make a happy ending possible. And I realized after Mytho's heart was tainted just how strong and brave you were, even if you were also a moron who couldn't pay attention to what was going on around you." Duckie glared at Fakir then, looking about ready to bite him for saying something so mean.

"So anyway, what I'm trying to say is that I realized that you had a lot of good qualities that I didn't notice at first and what a kind person you are and how strong you are and... and Duckie I..." Fakir's blush had spread and deepened as he talked, all the while Duckie looked up at him with such wide, naive eyes. Of course she wouldn't pick up what he was trying to say now when she couldn't figure out much more obvious things in the past.

"Duckie I, that is, I've fallen in l-l-l..." Fakir struggled to get the words out but couldn't seem to say them. Duckie wasn't helping, looking up at him with confusion all over her face as she clearly didn't understand what he was trying to say. Finally Fakir just decided to quit bothering with words and picked Duckie up, kissing her squarely on the beak.

To Fakir's surprise there was a bright flash of light and the hard beak became a pair of soft lips, Duckie became very heavy and shifted, falling out of his grasp though the her lips stayed connected to his. It took a minute for Fakir's mind to shake off the shock, he sat back and put his hands on the shoulder of the person next to him. Blue eyes, bright orange hair, freckles, "Duckie? But how?"

"I don't know, but isn't it wonderful?" Duckie smiled at him happily. That's when Fakir realized just what Duckie was wearing, or rather what she wasn't wearing. His face became a shade of red Duckie had never seen before and he turned around before Duckie had a chance to realize what was going on. "Wh-what?"

"You're not wearing anything."

"Whaaaaat?!" Duckie looked down, low and behold she was just as naked as she always was when transforming from a duck to a girl. She turned bright red herself and folded into herself, trying to cover up what she could with her thin arms. She was looking around frantically, hoping to find something to wear until she could get some proper clothes when she felt something warm fall on her shoulders. Fakir taken off his shirt and draped it over her.

"Put that on," He was looking away though she could still see the blush covering his face.

"But your birth mark, people will see it."

"What am I supposed to do? Leave you here alone and naked while I go get something for you to wear?"

"Well no, that doesn't seem right. But I can't wander around in just a shirt either!" Duckie was pulling his shirt over her head while she spoke, the fabric muffling her voice.

"We can go to the mill, if we go along the river we won't be going though any busy parts of town. We can figure out something more once we get there." Duckie nodded as she stood up, the shirt was big on her to the point of nearly falling off her shoulders, but it wasn't truly big enough to cover everything. It was better than nothing but not by much, she self consciously tried to hold the hem down while she gripped Fakir's arm with her other hand. Fakir continued to look away from Duckie out of modestly as he started leading her to the mill.

"Fakir... I like you too. I didn't realize that I had feelings for you until the Lake of Despair and by then it was too late to say anything. And I still had feelings for Mytho too so I was a little confused but we were in the middle of the battle with the Raven so I didn't really have time to think about it but I've realized since then that I'm happy for Mytho and Rue and that I like you more than I did Mytho." Duckie blushed as she made her own confession.

"You talk too much."

"Meany!"

And they lived quarrelsomely ever after.
The End.

Duck Princess, it's like Frog Prince but with a duck princess instead. XB

Just something short and fluffy. This was going to be chapter eleven and I wasn't going to write it until after I posted chapter twelve but the idea would not leave me alone! So I wrote it, and then I realized that the other chapter is just such a monster (currently it's at 27 pages) that I'm going to need some extra time to work on it. Plus I had a sucky day at work the other day and wanted something cute to make me feel better. I hope this made you feel all warm and fuzzy!

Also: chapter nine was edited, a few small mistakes were fixed (thank you LunaSphere for pointing them out) and the ending was longer and more dramatic and was all around completely changed. If you feel like reading it over again and maybe want to tell me what you think of it I'd appreciate it.